On the night of February 7, 2024, a burst of gunfire shattered the peace outside a 7-Eleven on Belair Road in Baltimore, Maryland. When the shooting stopped, two men were left with devastating injuries. One of them was Odell Curtis, a 40-year-old Black man. Baltimore Police Department officers responded to the scene in the 4400 block of Belair Road around 9:48 p.m.
and found Curtis and 32-year-old Ricardo Brooks-Watters in the parking lot, both suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Paramedics rushed both men to a local hospital, but their injuries were too severe. Despite life-saving efforts, both Curtis and Brooks-Watters were pronounced deceased. An assistant medical examiner later determined that both men died by homicide from their gunshot wounds, noting that Curtis had sustained a rapidly fatal wound.
The investigation into the double homicide began immediately. Detectives released images of a suspect who was seen arriving in a white Chrysler Pacifica with a Florida license plate. According to police, surveillance video captured the man walking toward the convenience store before he opened fire on Curtis and Brooks-Watters. After the shooting, the gunman fled the scene on foot while the vehicle he arrived in drove away. The case gained traction thanks to two separate tips to Metro Crime Stoppers that identified the suspect as a man nicknamed "Munchy." One tipster provided the street where he lived, while another described a silver chain the gunman was seen wearing.
Armed with this information, investigators identified the suspect as Daquan Woodard. On May 1, 2024, police arrested the 21-year-old Baltimore resident. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and related firearm offenses. Investigators stated that the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Woodard and the victims.
During Woodard's trial, prosecutors presented evidence that included video footage from a mobile surveillance trailer. The footage allegedly showed Woodard in a group of people watching Curtis in the parking lot. After an apparent dispute unfolded, Woodard allegedly pulled out a gun, shot Curtis multiple times, and then turned the weapon on Brooks-Watters. A crime scene technician testified to finding a cellphone and 12 shell casings in the parking lot, though no gun was ever recovered. Prosecutors also presented Woodard's taped statement in which he allegedly confessed to the shootings.
On February 24, 2025, a jury found Daquan Woodard guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and firearm use in a felony violent crime for the deaths of Odell Curtis and Ricardo Brooks-Watters. The case concluded in July 2025, when Woodard was sentenced to serve two life terms of incarceration plus an additional 20 years.
